Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-E43 DASH vs MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

48specifications compared
11differ
37identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111DP on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- B85M-E43 DASH:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-E43 DASH:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- B85M-E43 DASH:6
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B85M-E43 DASH:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-E43 DASH:1
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- B85M-E43 DASH:1
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- B85M-E43 DASH:Realtek RTL8111DP
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
PCI Express x1 slots
- B85M-E43 DASH:2
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of B85M-E43 DASH, B85M-P32
62 specifications	A MSI B85M-E43 DASH View product	B MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P32 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DP	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm

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